Japanese Traditions—Rice Cakes, Cherry Blossoms and Matsuri kids By Bill Staples

By Bill Staples

concerns or burdens - and write it on the Flying Wish Paper

this film tells the story of how traditional Japanese cultural arts were maintained at a time when the War Relocation Authority (WRA) emphasized the importance of assimilation and Americanization

and entering college for the first time at the age of fifty-three--went on to uncover the lost history of Hawai'i's early Japanese picture brides

Japanese Traditions—Rice Cakes, Cherry Blossoms and Matsuri kids By Bill StaplesJapanese TraditionsRice Cakes, Cherry Blossoms and Matsuri: A Year of Seasonal Japanese Festivities Written by Setsu Broderick and Willamarie Moore. Illustrated by Setsu Broderick. A delightful look at Japanese culture and family life told via a series of short text blocks and lighthearted illustrations based on cats. Japanese Traditions displays seasonal festivals and activities such as O Bon, O hanami (cherry blossom viewing) and preparing for